DESCRIPTION: Miniature Academy Award "Oscar" made by Columbia Pictures Corporation in 1935 to celebrate Columbia's 15th Anniversary and the film It Happened One Night becoming the first motion picture to achieve the "big five" sweep winning Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Screenplay. These statuettes served as table decorations at the anniversary celebration. Manufactured by Gorham. Cast metal figure on wood base with plaques reading "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences First Award Columbia Pictures for the Best Picture of the Year" and "15th Anniversary Columbia Pictures 1920-1935". PROVENANCE: Consigned by Elizabeth Bissell, daughter of Brooke Bissell, sales representative at Columbia Pictures. MEASUREMENTS: 5-3/4" high x 2-1/2" diameter base. CONDITION: Remnants of gold finish. Overall patina.